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Consistent Velocity but Increasing Feature Cycle Time – How to Analyze and Improve Flow at ART Level?

Last post 05:30 pm September 15, 2025 by Ian Mitchell
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Emre Enver Uçar
08:39 pm September 13, 2025

Although the team’s sprint velocity appears consistent, the feature cycle time is increasing. WIP limits cannot be enforced, dependencies are unclear, and integration issues are arising with other teams within the ART.

Questions:

  • How would you analyze this situation?
  • What steps would you recommend to improve the team’s flow?
  • How would you ensure coordination at the ART level?
Ian Mitchell
05:30 pm September 15, 2025

Think about the commitments people make so empiricism can be established and maintained, and complexity thereby managed.

For example, each Sprint, are the Developers producing a Done Increment of immediate usable quality that meets a Sprint Goal?

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